Just in time for Christmas: Paw Patrol Pups! #2: Chase

I’ve been busy making Christmas gifts for loved-ones. And there is nothing better than being able to surprise kids with their favourite cartoon characters that YOU made.

The neighbourhood kids just love Paw Patrol, so I decided to make a few pups to surprise them for Christmas. But luckily, I didn’t have to start the pattern from scratch. There is already a wonderful and free Labrador Puppy crochet pattern by Lucy Kate Easton. So these lovely pups were made using that pattern, with a few modifications that I have detailed below:

Instructions

In round 17: SC in first 10 STs, make 3 long SCs in the same ST in round 10 (it will be in between the eyes), skip the 3 STs behind the long SCs, SC in each remaining ST in the round.

At round 23, place the safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11

Face

Use the dark-brown yarn to stitch-on a nose. I did this by threading my yarn into the starting ring of the magic circle, and made a V shape with the yarn. I then repeatedly stitched into the magic circle and the stitches above it to make a triangle nose.

Use the same yarn to back-stitch a smile onto Chase

Finally, use the same yarn, to give Chase some eyebrows

Ears (make 2)

Use the dark brown yarn and follow the ear pattern from round 1-14

Round 15: *2 SC, SC2TOG* 6 times (12)

Round 16: * 1 SC, SC2TOG* 6 times (6)

Close the bottom of the ear, finish off and leave a long tail for sewing

Now you will create the inside of the ear. Take your light brown yarn and a needle, thread the yarn through one of the middle 5 stitches on the front of the ear. Then insert your needle in the middle stitch of round 4 (all your threads will go into this same stitch). Repeat the process until you have a triangle of light-brown yarn (similar to what you did for the nose)

Stitch the ears to the back of the head so they are upright (about 4cm apart)

Hat

Using the blue yarn, create a magic circle with 6 SCs (6)

*2 SC* 6 times (12)

*1 SC, 2 SC* 6 times (18)

*SC in next 2 STs, 2 SC* 6 times (24)

*SC in next 3 STs, 2 SC* 6 times (30)

BPSC in each ST (30)

*SC in next 3 STs, SC2TOG* 6 times (24)

*SC in next 2 STs, SC2TOG* 6 times (18)

Switch to yellow yarn. SC in each ST (18)

To create the brim: Switch back to blue yarn. SC in first 4 STs, HDC in next ST, 2 DC in next ST, 2 TR in next 3 STs, 2 DC in next ST, HDC in next ST, SC in last 4 STs. (8 SC, 2 HDC, 4 DC, 6 TR)

Finally, embroider on a white paw print above the brim and sew to the head in between the ears.

Body

Use the dark-brown yarn for rounds 1-10

Switch to blue for rounds 11-27. In round 12, use BPSC instead of normal SC. This will create a “border” for the bottom of the t-shirt

Switch to black for rounds 28-29

Do one extra round of SC to create a neck (8 SC) then finish off.

Embroider on a yellow star to the front of the body, just below the neck.